A raceway connector includes a first vertical terminal set and a second vertical terminal set. In accordance with a method, parameters are received from an input device associated with a surgeon, the parameters indicating a desired state of an end effector of a surgical instrument oriented through the aperture. Further, a method for the manufacture of said polymeric film or coating is disclosed, as well as a method for improving the film-forming properties of hemicellulose having a molecular weight of less than 50 000 gmol. The method further includes receiving a notification from the controller once the second communication device starts receiving the content from a point in time at which the request was sent from the first communication device.